"Where is Doctor Yan?" He had not seen the old man since he woke up.

Ah Shu slapped his head. He was so busy that he forgot to report such an important matter. "I don't know what Doctor Yan said to Miss Mu. Doctor Yan left in a hurry. He said that he asked you to take care of the young lady. If there is any loss, he will..."

"What do you want?"

"Break your bones..." Ah Shu said quickly and lowered his head, fearing that his prince would chop him with a palm.

But thinking of the prince's weak health, he straightened his back again.

Prince Ling thought of the name that Doctor Yan blurted out when Mu Qingyan first entered his bedroom today, "A Li..."

Could it be that the eldest daughter of the Mu family has some connection with Doctor Yan?

"The eldest girl said that Doctor Yan went to Chiling Pass to find an answer."

Chiling Pass is guarded by the Gu family, namely Mu Qingyan's maternal grandfather, the great general Gu Yunhe.

"Your Majesty, Miss Mu said that you need to rest well so that you can recover faster. Go to sleep. If there is any news outside, I will inform you in time."

Mu Qingyan said she would come to check the pulse in three days, and she really came three days later. The difference was that this time she hired a carriage herself. She also bought a small courtyard in an alley not far from the Duke's Mansion. She had to have her own place to settle down, so that she could feel at ease.

In order to help Prince Ling force out the poison, she consumed too much of her internal energy. Even after three days, she had only recovered 70% of it.

Of course, a big reason is that this body is too weak.

This time, A Shu and Nanny Su were personally waiting outside the door to greet him. The last time he came, Nanny Su was out with her people inspecting the shop and was not at home, so he missed the chance to meet her.

"Thank you for your hard work, young lady. Come in and have a cup of hot tea. The prince has been missing you since the whole morning!" The man with some gray hair was still as enthusiastic as last time.

Upon learning that the Queen Mother had arranged the marriage, Nanny Su was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

The prince had never even met those women in the past, but they said that he was unlucky to death. How ridiculous!

With Nanny Su around, Ah Shu had no place to go. He could only follow quietly behind, walking with Yu Zan. This girl had a round face and wore two buns, which was quite cute.

I don't know what she was thinking. She tripped and almost fell out. Fortunately, Ah Shu was quick to catch her, "Why are you so reckless..."

Yuzhan quickly retracted her hand and hurriedly chased after her girl with a red face.

A strange feeling ran through Ah Shu's heart. Looking at the thin figure, he scratched the back of his head and grinned.

When she met Prince Ling again, Mu Qingyan thought of the imperial edict and felt it was absurd. However, in this era where imperial power was above everything else, she could not risk her life to disobey the emperor's will.

If she was destined to be tied to someone in this life, then Prince Ling seemed to be a very friendly partner. At least, since they met, he had shown her kindness.

"Your pulse is good, which means that you have been a qualified patient who has followed the doctor's instructions for the past three days."

After saying this, she walked to the table and sat down, holding her wide sleeves with one hand and writing down a new prescription with the other.

It is said that handwriting reflects the character of the person. She has been learning handwriting since she was a child. Unlike the graceful handwriting of other women, her pen strokes are very smart and elegant, without any drag, just like her clean and neat way of dealing with people.

After the prescription was written, Ah Shu came to take it and get the medicine.

Seeing that she didn't mention the imperial decree granting marriage, Prince Ling took the initiative to speak, "Don't you have anything to ask me?"

She must have heard about the rumors circulating in Kyoto, right?

"Why am I asking you? Haven't your good mother and good brother already made the decision? They are just waiting for the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to pick out an auspicious date, and the Ministry of Rites to take care of everything. When the date comes, I will put on my wedding dress, put on my veil, and your palace will lift up the sedan chair, isn't that enough? You are the prince of the current dynasty, with a noble status, and you don't even have to go to the house to pick up the bride in person. What is there to worry about?"

Well, the tone was angry, and quite angry, but it didn't sound like it was directed at him. Rather, it sounded like she was very dissatisfied with the marriage decree.

"I will definitely protect you and won't let you die like those women before..."

This is his promise.

However, she didn't take these things to heart.

The Lan family wanted to use the marriage to kill her quietly and then put the blame on Prince Ling. Their plan was really well thought out.

"We are in the same boat from now on. You should protect me. With me here, if you are poisoned again, I can pull you back from the hands of the King of Hell as long as you are still breathing. But, my Lord, we can get married, but we have to make three rules. If you marry me, you can't have other girls in your yard. No matter if we are real husband and wife or not, I won't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. If you get a lot of women in the house and can't manage them well, and let them act in front of me, I will stab you with a needle and make you inhumane!"

"Cough cough cough..." The sound of Ah Shu choking on saliva came from behind.

Mu Qingyan turned around and glared at him.

Ah Shu smiled bitterly, then ran away.

Prince Ling blushed at his straightforward words, but he couldn't refute, so he could only say weakly, "You are the one who saved my life, how dare I disobey you? Don't worry, there will be no one else except you. I am weak and can't bear it..."

Mu Qingyan was amused by his teasing tone, "I have no problem with you doubting yourself, but you are going too far in questioning my medical skills! Don't worry, I will cure your shortcoming as well, it's just a side job! It's not a big deal at all."

Prince Ling was speechless and had to cover his head with the quilt.

He had lived for more than twenty years, but this was the first time he met such a strong woman. He was really unable to resist.

From outside the quilt, I heard her low, mocking voice, "You are so shameless, and you are still getting married! I'm leaving!"

After everyone left, Prince Ling pulled back the quilt, revealing his red face.

Ah Shu walked in and found it a little funny to see his master being embarrassed like this by a girl. He felt very uncomfortable holding it in.

"Your Majesty, Miss Mu is really suitable to be a princess. With her temper, are you still worried that she will be wronged in the Duke's Mansion? She will be secretly happy if she doesn't let others wrong her."

Prince Ling turned his head and glared at him, "She will be your mistress in the future. You are talking about her behind her back like this. Aren't you afraid that she will come after you? That little girl holds a grudge very well..."

Ah Shu disagreed, "Well, you won't tell her, how would she know -"

Ah Shu saw that his master had a bad expression on his face and begged for mercy, "I know I was wrong, please don't tell the princess..."

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